Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-25
HAMPTON CLUB FOX CHASE.
low the Lovely May Brady Came in at the
Death"
RS. JAMES BROWN POTTER.
The Great Yacht Races-Mrs. Lang
try's Failure-Professioua Beau.
ties-A Pretty Bootblack-
Mrs. Leslie's Return.

derbilt-AstOr set, anyhow, for she il
young pretty, talented and UP to all the
newest fads. But her winning of the
brush at real fox hunt was fresh and
lustrous glory for the famous daughter
OF supreme court Judge. The Hampton
club Of real swells gave the chase over in
the Shinnecock hills Of Long Island, and
when the very exclusive invited partici-
pants gathered they found that n thou
sand countrymen were slready there to
see the sight. And 1t was fine one, so
far as the horses, riders and hounds were
concerned, but after these had chased
one poor little fox ten miles to death the
scene became pitiful. Miss Brady beat
everybody on horseback, and so the tail
OF the victim was cut off and given to
her for q trophy. L: is being silver
mounted for hanging in her boudoir.
The great yacht races coming at this
season are relief to the fashionable
young ladies whose papas have brought
them early back to town. 1t is now just
the hour twix twilight and morn, twi-
light meaning the dearth of interesting
events in city in the summer, and
morning meaning the beginning of social
activity for the winter. Those who are
In town now, therefore, find the yacht
races an important diversion. All the
many yachts, steam and sail, that accom-
pany the racers to a greater or less
extent over the course, have no difficulty
in getting ample consignments of living
freights neatly done up in petticoats and
skirts. And even the popular excursion
steamers have their reserved and naughty
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bOrhO0d of Murray hill. And still more
pleasant and thronged place of observa-
ton is the Neversink Highlands, few
miles FROM Sandy Hook. There under
the shadow of the lighthouse towers,
hundreds OF wealthy people go on race
days, driving up in fine style with their
liveried coachmen, and coming from
towns towns and villas miles away. They st
down on the grass and watch the yachts
through telescopes and field glasses until
the middle of the day. Then
ELABORATE LUNCHES
are produced from the carriages, and the
government grounds are transformed
into n picnic resort. The girls are very
fond OF the sport-from distance. They
like it better if the ocean is half a mile
or so away and not rolling their respon-
sive craft over the waves with sickening
pitches. 1t IS immense fun for them to
SIT down ON the grass, tuck their skirts
about their toes, and lean back against
the lighthouse. They can chatter to their
hearts content. watch the yacht over the
entire course without qualm, and Incl.
dentally furnish entertainment to the
other spectators should the wind die
down and the race refuse to proceed.
At least two attempts to race out of
every three fail in September on account
of the tickleness of the wind. That was
the case when l joined the spectators the
other day at the Highlands. The atmos
pherc was delightfully."- clear and the
expanse OF sea view unexcelled in this
part of the country. But the yachts
lying motionless five miles out became
unintcresting after an hour or two, and
attention had to be directed elsewhere.
All kinds of people under the influence
Of the open air incline to get reckless.
So 1t happened that now and then nice
girl forgot to keep her eye on her skirts
to see that no vision of q toe exposed
itself beyond their limits. And that
explained presumably why SO many
young men quietly trained their glasses
if dreadfully tickled. Four bad men at
the top Of tower amused themselves in
this way during all the afternoon, and
none of the girls realized what was up
until late. Then three girls who had been
ROMPING ABOUT BELOW
the lighthouse climbed the steep hillock
to rejOln their friends A score of glasses
were at once trained upon them and a
subdued chorus of "Ahs" came from the
bad young men whose eyes were glued
to the smaller ends Of the telescopes.
One of the girls-she was dressed in
bright red and wore a jaunty red hat
screamed a hasty, stiiled scream, and ran
as fast as she could to the lighthouse,
where she stood stock still against the
She could not be persuaded to sit down.
There were anxious inquiries, of course,
as to her trouble. All she could say at
first was that il was dreadful. Finally
she confessed in an agitated whisper that
she had had to dress in such hurry that
morning, and the confusion of living in
a seashore cottage was so great anyway,
and one gets into such careless ways ut
the seashOre, you know, that she had
done what she never did before, and Ger :
tainly never would do again, even if she
missed the last train by it. Well, what?
She had been unable to find hose in pairs,
and IN her desperate hurry she had
pulled OH one black stocking and one
striped red one. for all the world like a
harlequin, you know. Yes, butt But!
Was 1t not enough to mortify one half to
death to think of those horrid young
men with field glasses and telescopes
watching her as she climbed the bank ?
She should think so, indeed She wished
the ground would open and swallow her
mp that very minute. indeed she did But
the ground did not come to her aid, and
the girl in red still lives.
Talk in Fifth avenue is again turned to
MRS. JAMES BROWN POTTER,
and valuably so as an advertisement Of
her forthcoming debut on the stage here.
The gentlemen Immediately concerned
in her business management are good
enough, no doubt; nevertheless, one is
the manager of tW4 of our variety
theatres, another was mixed up with a
divorce scandal recently, and third has
for years been town rOunder of not the
highest degree. Those facts make them
hooelessly Questionable, of course.
though they may not be otherwise detri-
mental; and row has led 20 the dis
closure of letters showing that Mrs.
Potter is on dining and calling terms
with them. Now, the Potters are among
our swellest people. and they have
earnestly protested against the stage ex-
plot. Now comes the news that she will
call herself Cora Potter On the bills,
because her husband threatened to begin
a suit-however hopeless-to restrain her
from emblazoning his own name in the
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